South Branch Penobscot River
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The South Branch Penobscot River is a river in Somerset County
, Maine
. Its source, an unnamed lake, the north end of which at (45.7929°N 70.4099 °W) is about 1000 feet (304.8 m) from the Canada – United States border in Sandy Bay (Maine Township 5, Range 3, NBKP). This section of the border runs along the height of land separating the watersheds
of the Penobscot River
and the Monument River, which feeds into the Saint Lawrence River
.
The South Branch of the Penobscot River runs 39 miles (62.8 km) northeast through Canada Falls Lake to its drowned confluence
with the North Branch
of the Penobscot in Seboomook Lake in Pittston Academy Grant (T.2 R.4 NBKP). The two rivers combine to form the West Branch Penobscot River
, which flows east from the outlet of Seboomook Lake.
Somerset County, Maine
Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2010, the population was 52,228. Its county seat is Skowhegan.-History:...
, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
. Its source, an unnamed lake, the north end of which at (45.7929°N 70.4099 °W) is about 1000 feet (304.8 m) from the Canada – United States border in Sandy Bay (Maine Township 5, Range 3, NBKP). This section of the border runs along the height of land separating the watersheds
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
of the Penobscot River
Penobscot River
The Penobscot River is a river in the U.S. state of Maine. Including the river's West Branch and South Branch increases the Penobscot's length to , making it the second longest river system in Maine and the longest entirely in the state. Its drainage basin contains .It arises from four branches...
and the Monument River, which feeds into the Saint Lawrence River
Saint Lawrence River
The Saint Lawrence is a large river flowing approximately from southwest to northeast in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. It is the primary drainage conveyor of the Great Lakes Basin...
.
The South Branch of the Penobscot River runs 39 miles (62.8 km) northeast through Canada Falls Lake to its drowned confluence
Confluence
Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.Confluence may also refer to:* Confluence , a property of term rewriting systems...
with the North Branch
North Branch Penobscot River
The North Branch Penobscot River is a river in Somerset County, Maine. From its source at the outlet of Little Bog about east of the Canada – United States border in Maine Township 6, Range 17, WELS, the river runs southwest and southeast to its drowned confluence with the South Branch...
of the Penobscot in Seboomook Lake in Pittston Academy Grant (T.2 R.4 NBKP). The two rivers combine to form the West Branch Penobscot River
West Branch Penobscot River
The West Branch Penobscot River is a tributary of Maine's Penobscot River. The river flows from Seboomook Lake in Seboomook, Somerset County; the lake's principal inflows are the North Branch and South Branch Penobscot River...
, which flows east from the outlet of Seboomook Lake.